The Clock in Spring
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Apr. 4th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 10AM - Easter Egg Hunt
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM - In-Store Kids Workshop
- 10AM-12PM - Figure Drawing
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-4PM - Easter Egg Hunt & Bunny Photos
- 12-12:45PM - The Ayurveda Way
- 12-3PM - Saturday Market
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading
- 1-4:30PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
- 2-4PM - Hoppy Magic Matinee
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 8-10PM - The Bad Egg
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM Easter Egg Hunt @ Parfet Park
Photo by Joyce Davell
Come join in this timeless spring tradition! The Kiwanis Club of Golden and Scouting America Troops 130B & 130G are hosting this year's annual Egg Hunt at Parfet Park. They ask that you be there and all ready to start hunting at 10:00 a.m. sharp!
On the morning of the hunt, thousands of plastic eggs are spread throughout Parfet Park with different areas for different age groups. Once the bell sounds, kids clean the park in no time, so don’t be late!
All kids up to the age of 10 are welcome to participate.
Location:
Parfet Park
10th Street and Washington Avenue (Map)
10AM-12PM Figure Drawing @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Facilitated, independent study of figure drawing with a professional nude fine arts model via Art of Modeling. All skill levels welcome. Age 18+
In this 2 hour session, poses vary from short 1 minute gestures to 20 or 30 minute studies. Bring your own supplies. Easels and chairs provided. Register
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Ride in a passenger car pulled by a powerful locomotive. More information
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
1-4:30PM Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
Do you love epic fantasy adventure? Dungeons and Dragons is a table top role playing fantasy game where a roll of the dice can change your future. If you have never played before or are a brand new to questing come roll initiative with other new adventurers! Suitable for ages 12-18. Registration is required.
The Golden Word - 04/04/26
Live Music for Saturday, Apr. 4th
- 8PM The Petty Nicks Experience @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 5:30-8:30PM Chuck Fisher @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6:30-9:30PM Dylan Kishner Band @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Variations on a Theme Over Time
Alpine Drug - Golden History Museum
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Alpine Drugstore (now Del’s Tonsorial Parlor) hosted a community Easter egg hunt in 1928. The location was a secret until the children arrived at the store. They then led the whole group over to Brooks Field (the Mines football field).
The Oasis Service Station at 24th and East Street (now Golden Auto Clinic) hosted an egg hunt in 1933, inviting children as follows: Parents may accompany their children if they wish. However, the children will be absolutely safe, as the hunt will be conducted away from highway traffic. The eggs will be hidden on the Oasis lawn, in adjoining fields and along the mountainside. Men will be stationed at different points to see that the children do not wander onto the highway. The Transcript later reported that 250 children had attended.
The first big community egg hunt was hosted by the Lions Club in 1943. They held it in two widely-spaced locations, with the younger children in Parfet Park (10th and Washington) and the older children at Pioneer Park (16th and Arapahoe). “Little Katherine Ellen Gillchriest” found the prize egg and won a subscription to the Transcript. (I wonder how little she was, and how she enjoyed her subscription.)
Notwithstanding the 1943 hunt, in 1953, the “First Annual East Egg Hunt” was advertised. The Chamber of Commerce, with assistance from the Lions Club and the Boy Scouts, hosted the hunt in Parfet Park. The Home Economics classes at Golden High School boiled and colored the eggs, and the downtown merchants purchased hundreds of candy eggs to augment the “real egg” supply. The Transcript later reported that 750-1000 children participated. They went through 45 dozen eggs and 60 pounds of candy eggs.
By the late 1960s, the Golden Optimists Club was partnering with the Golden Recreation Center (then located in the building that now holds the library). During those years, the eggs were hidden “along the banks of Clear Creek.”
In the early 1980s, the Kiwanis Club was holding an Easter Bonnet competition in front of the Hested's store at 13th and Washington. After that, the Blue Knights led a parade up the Avenue to Parfet Park for the Easter Egg Hunt. In that era, Donna Owen (Foss Drug/Chamber of Commerce) added plastic eggs to the candy and hard-boiled eggs. The plastic eggs contained coupons good for merchandise from downtown merchants.
The Kiwanis and the Downtown Merchants really upped their game in 1995. In addition to the egg hunt, there was a petting zoo at the Clear Creek History Park (as the Golden History Park was called at that time), a costumed Easter Bunny for photo ops, and horse-drawn wagon rides around the historic downtown.
The 1998 Easter Egg Hunt occurred on a snowy morning. The planners decided they couldn’t hold the event in the park, but the Golden Hotel was under construction at that time, and they allowed the event to take place in their parking garage.
The fun continues this morning, starting at 10AM in Parfet Park. Many, many thanks are due to the Kiwanis Club, Scouting America Troops 130B & 130G, and other community volunteers who make this delightful tradition possible.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 39°F
Sunday: Sunny, 65°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 40°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 63°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 40°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 70°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 47°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 73°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 42°F
Thursday: Chance Rain Showers, 65°F
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 39°F
Friday: Rain Showers Likely, 58°F
News About Golden - April 4, 2026
Golden Informer
City of Golden
Construction underway on downtown Golden’s affordable condos
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Next year, at least 40 Goldenites will have a new place to call home.
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver has broken ground on The Prosper at Golden — formerly called Calvary Flats — across the street from Calvary Church and near the Colorado School of Mines campus... Read more...
BizBeat: Old Crows Antiques now roosting in Golden
By Corey Neumeier
Golden Transcript
The consignment store Old Crows Antiques reopened in a new location last spring. The new space constraints have left it with the cream of the crop from its dealer list, and a steady influx of newcomers now that it’s closer to the Colorado School of Mines campus... Read more...
Golden, colleagues celebrate Chief Harvey’s retirement
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Outgoing Police Chief Joe Harvey has told people that he’s “just an average Joe.” However, his friends, colleagues and officers would say he’s anything but.
They described Harvey as: a selfless leader, an asset to the Golden community, a mentor and a coach at heart, a progressive voice, a force of nature, an out-of-the-box thinker, and a fierce advocate for the law enforcement community and for the City of Golden... Read more...
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